diff --git a/css/80_app.css b/css/80_app.css
index 637747d24..4bfc9aedf 100644
--- a/css/80_app.css
+++ b/css/80_app.css
@@ -5084,53 +5084,6 @@ svg.mouseclick use.right {
     background-color: #fff;
 }
 
-.tail {
-    width: 200px;
-    height: 400px;
-    pointer-events: none;
-    opacity: .8;
-    margin-top: -200px;
-    position: absolute;
-    background: transparent;
-}
-.tail::after {
-    content: "";
-    position: absolute;
-    width: 0;
-    height: 0;
-    border-color: transparent;
-    border-style: solid;
-    top: 50%;
-    right: -5px;
-    margin-top: -5px;
-    border-left-color: #fff;
-    border-width: 5px 0 5px 5px;
-}
-
-.tail div {
-    border-radius: 3px;
-    padding: 10px;
-    background: #fff;
-    position: absolute;
-    top: 180px;
-    left: 0;
-    right: 0;
-    margin: auto;
-}
-
-.left.tail::after {
-    content: "";
-    position: absolute;
-    width: 0;
-    height: 0;
-    border-color: transparent;
-    border-style: solid;
-    top: 50%;
-    left: -5px;
-    margin-top: -5px;
-    border-right-color: #fff;
-    border-width: 5px 5px 5px 0;
-}
 .popover-arrow {
     position: absolute;
     width: 0;
diff --git a/data/core.yaml b/data/core.yaml
index 1790983e8..20ac2c286 100644
--- a/data/core.yaml
+++ b/data/core.yaml
@@ -33,33 +33,25 @@ en:
     add_area:
       title: Area
       description: "Add parks, buildings, lakes or other areas to the map."
-      tail: "Click on the map to start drawing an area, like a park, lake, or building."
       filter_tooltip: areas
     add_line:
       title: Line
       description: "Add highways, streets, pedestrian paths, canals or other lines to the map."
-      tail: "Click on the map to start drawing a road, path, or route."
       filter_tooltip: lines
     add_point:
       title: Point
       description: "Add restaurants, monuments, postal boxes or other points to the map."
-      tail: Click on the map to add a point.
       filter_tooltip: points
     add_note:
       title: Note
       label: Add Note
       description: "Spotted an issue? Let other mappers know."
-      tail: Click on the map to add a note.
       key: N
     add_preset:
       title: "Add {feature}"
     browse:
       title: Browse
       description: Pan and zoom the map.
-    draw_area:
-      tail: Click to add nodes to your area. Click the first node to finish the area.
-    draw_line:
-      tail: "Click to add more nodes to the line. Click on other lines to connect to them, and double-click to end the line."
     drag_node:
       connected_to_hidden: This can't be edited because it is connected to a hidden feature.
   operations:
diff --git a/dist/locales/en.json b/dist/locales/en.json
index 7f3e70d25..59b49b4d9 100644
--- a/dist/locales/en.json
+++ b/dist/locales/en.json
@@ -39,26 +39,22 @@
             "add_area": {
                 "title": "Area",
                 "description": "Add parks, buildings, lakes or other areas to the map.",
-                "tail": "Click on the map to start drawing an area, like a park, lake, or building.",
                 "filter_tooltip": "areas"
             },
             "add_line": {
                 "title": "Line",
                 "description": "Add highways, streets, pedestrian paths, canals or other lines to the map.",
-                "tail": "Click on the map to start drawing a road, path, or route.",
                 "filter_tooltip": "lines"
             },
             "add_point": {
                 "title": "Point",
                 "description": "Add restaurants, monuments, postal boxes or other points to the map.",
-                "tail": "Click on the map to add a point.",
                 "filter_tooltip": "points"
             },
             "add_note": {
                 "title": "Note",
                 "label": "Add Note",
                 "description": "Spotted an issue? Let other mappers know.",
-                "tail": "Click on the map to add a note.",
                 "key": "N"
             },
             "add_preset": {
@@ -68,12 +64,6 @@
                 "title": "Browse",
                 "description": "Pan and zoom the map."
             },
-            "draw_area": {
-                "tail": "Click to add nodes to your area. Click the first node to finish the area."
-            },
-            "draw_line": {
-                "tail": "Click to add more nodes to the line. Click on other lines to connect to them, and double-click to end the line."
-            },
             "drag_node": {
                 "connected_to_hidden": "This can't be edited because it is connected to a hidden feature."
             }
diff --git a/modules/behavior/add_way.js b/modules/behavior/add_way.js
index a4b0461ae..9479ca8da 100644
--- a/modules/behavior/add_way.js
+++ b/modules/behavior/add_way.js
@@ -37,11 +37,5 @@ export function behaviorAddWay(context) {
     };
 
 
-    behavior.tail = function(text) {
-        draw.tail(text);
-        return behavior;
-    };
-
-
     return utilRebind(behavior, dispatch, 'on');
 }
diff --git a/modules/behavior/draw.js b/modules/behavior/draw.js
index 736d09f7c..7810a76c6 100644
--- a/modules/behavior/draw.js
+++ b/modules/behavior/draw.js
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@ import {
 import { presetManager } from '../presets';
 import { behaviorEdit } from './edit';
 import { behaviorHover } from './hover';
-import { behaviorTail } from './tail';
 import { geoChooseEdge, geoVecLength } from '../geo';
 import { utilFastMouse, utilKeybinding, utilRebind } from '../util';
 
-var _usedTails = {};
 var _disableSpace = false;
 var _lastSpace = null;
 
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ export function behaviorDraw(context) {
 
     var _hover = behaviorHover(context).altDisables(true).ignoreVertex(true)
         .on('hover', context.ui().sidebar.hover);
-    var tail = behaviorTail();
     var edit = behaviorEdit(context);
 
     var closeTolerance = 4;
@@ -201,10 +198,6 @@ export function behaviorDraw(context) {
         context.install(_hover);
         context.install(edit);
 
-        if (!context.inIntro() && !_usedTails[tail.text()]) {
-            context.install(tail);
-        }
-
         keybinding
             .on('⌫', backspace)
             .on('⌦', del)
@@ -231,11 +224,6 @@ export function behaviorDraw(context) {
         context.uninstall(_hover);
         context.uninstall(edit);
 
-        if (!context.inIntro() && !_usedTails[tail.text()]) {
-            context.uninstall(tail);
-            _usedTails[tail.text()] = true;
-        }
-
         selection
             .on('mouseenter.draw', null)
             .on('mouseleave.draw', null)
@@ -251,11 +239,6 @@ export function behaviorDraw(context) {
     };
 
 
-    behavior.tail = function(_) {
-        tail.text(_);
-        return behavior;
-    };
-
     behavior.hover = function() {
         return _hover;
     };
diff --git a/modules/behavior/draw_way.js b/modules/behavior/draw_way.js
index b5ea78ed9..ad0687106 100644
--- a/modules/behavior/draw_way.js
+++ b/modules/behavior/draw_way.js
@@ -428,11 +428,5 @@ export function behaviorDrawWay(context, wayID, index, mode, startGraph) {
     };
 
 
-    drawWay.tail = function(text) {
-        behavior.tail(text);
-        return drawWay;
-    };
-
-
     return utilRebind(drawWay, dispatch, 'on');
 }
diff --git a/modules/behavior/index.js b/modules/behavior/index.js
index 2dfb951bf..054dbb6cf 100644
--- a/modules/behavior/index.js
+++ b/modules/behavior/index.js
@@ -11,4 +11,3 @@ export { behaviorLasso } from './lasso';
 export { behaviorOperation } from './operation';
 export { behaviorPaste } from './paste';
 export { behaviorSelect } from './select';
-export { behaviorTail } from './tail';
diff --git a/modules/behavior/tail.js b/modules/behavior/tail.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d30c1ba9..000000000
--- a/modules/behavior/tail.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-import {
-    event as d3_event,
-    select as d3_select
-} from 'd3-selection';
-
-import { utilSetTransform } from '../util';
-import { utilGetDimensions } from '../util/dimensions';
-
-
-export function behaviorTail() {
-    var container;
-    var xmargin = 25;
-    var tooltipSize = [0, 0];
-    var selectionSize = [0, 0];
-    var _text;
-
-
-    function behavior(selection) {
-        if (!_text) return;
-
-        d3_select(window)
-            .on('resize.tail', function() { selectionSize = utilGetDimensions(selection); });
-
-        container = d3_select(document.body)
-            .append('div')
-            .style('display', 'none')
-            .attr('class', 'tail popover-inner');
-
-        container.append('div')
-            .text(_text);
-
-        selection
-            .on('mousemove.tail', mousemove)
-            .on('mouseenter.tail', mouseenter)
-            .on('mouseleave.tail', mouseleave);
-
-        container
-            .on('mousemove.tail', mousemove);
-
-        tooltipSize = utilGetDimensions(container);
-        selectionSize = utilGetDimensions(selection);
-
-
-        function show() {
-            container.style('display', 'block');
-            tooltipSize = utilGetDimensions(container);
-        }
-
-
-        function mousemove() {
-            if (container.style('display') === 'none') show();
-            var xoffset = ((d3_event.clientX + tooltipSize[0] + xmargin) > selectionSize[0]) ?
-                -tooltipSize[0] - xmargin : xmargin;
-            container.classed('left', xoffset > 0);
-            utilSetTransform(container, d3_event.clientX + xoffset, d3_event.clientY);
-        }
-
-
-        function mouseleave() {
-            if (d3_event.relatedTarget !== container.node()) {
-                container.style('display', 'none');
-            }
-        }
-
-
-        function mouseenter() {
-            if (d3_event.relatedTarget !== container.node()) {
-                show();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-
-    behavior.off = function(selection) {
-        if (!_text) return;
-
-        container
-            .on('mousemove.tail', null)
-            .remove();
-
-        selection
-            .on('mousemove.tail', null)
-            .on('mouseenter.tail', null)
-            .on('mouseleave.tail', null);
-
-        d3_select(window)
-            .on('resize.tail', null);
-    };
-
-
-    behavior.text = function(val) {
-        if (!arguments.length) return _text;
-        _text = val;
-        return behavior;
-    };
-
-
-    return behavior;
-}
diff --git a/modules/modes/add_area.js b/modules/modes/add_area.js
index 446639808..499c4b3b1 100644
--- a/modules/modes/add_area.js
+++ b/modules/modes/add_area.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export function modeAddArea(context, mode) {
     mode.id = 'add-area';
 
     var behavior = behaviorAddWay(context)
-        .tail(t('modes.add_area.tail'))
         .on('start', start)
         .on('startFromWay', startFromWay)
         .on('startFromNode', startFromNode);
diff --git a/modules/modes/add_line.js b/modules/modes/add_line.js
index 00b5e77fb..5db5913d5 100644
--- a/modules/modes/add_line.js
+++ b/modules/modes/add_line.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export function modeAddLine(context, mode) {
     mode.id = 'add-line';
 
     var behavior = behaviorAddWay(context)
-        .tail(t('modes.add_line.tail'))
         .on('start', start)
         .on('startFromWay', startFromWay)
         .on('startFromNode', startFromNode);
diff --git a/modules/modes/add_note.js b/modules/modes/add_note.js
index 6bb89f87e..b257663cd 100644
--- a/modules/modes/add_note.js
+++ b/modules/modes/add_note.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export function modeAddNote(context) {
     };
 
     var behavior = behaviorDraw(context)
-        .tail(t('modes.add_note.tail'))
         .on('click', add)
         .on('cancel', cancel)
         .on('finish', cancel);
diff --git a/modules/modes/add_point.js b/modules/modes/add_point.js
index c17064aaa..3ad4a301b 100644
--- a/modules/modes/add_point.js
+++ b/modules/modes/add_point.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export function modeAddPoint(context, mode) {
     mode.id = 'add-point';
 
     var behavior = behaviorDraw(context)
-        .tail(t('modes.add_point.tail'))
         .on('click', add)
         .on('clickWay', addWay)
         .on('clickNode', addNode)
diff --git a/modules/modes/draw_area.js b/modules/modes/draw_area.js
index cc8bdf118..7c050aba5 100644
--- a/modules/modes/draw_area.js
+++ b/modules/modes/draw_area.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export function modeDrawArea(context, wayID, startGraph, button) {
         var way = context.entity(wayID);
 
         behavior = behaviorDrawWay(context, wayID, undefined, mode, startGraph)
-            .tail(t('modes.draw_area.tail'))
             .on('rejectedSelfIntersection.modeDrawArea', function() {
                 context.ui().flash
                     .text(t('self_intersection.error.areas'))();
diff --git a/modules/modes/draw_line.js b/modules/modes/draw_line.js
index cf5d41be2..63dbc504d 100644
--- a/modules/modes/draw_line.js
+++ b/modules/modes/draw_line.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export function modeDrawLine(context, wayID, startGraph, button, affix, continui
         var headID = (affix === 'prefix') ? way.first() : way.last();
 
         behavior = behaviorDrawWay(context, wayID, index, mode, startGraph)
-            .tail(t('modes.draw_line.tail'))
             .on('rejectedSelfIntersection.modeDrawLine', function() {
                 context.ui().flash
                     .text(t('self_intersection.error.lines'))();
diff --git a/test/spec/spec_helpers.js b/test/spec/spec_helpers.js
index 4090692f5..2f6898f0a 100644
--- a/test/spec/spec_helpers.js
+++ b/test/spec/spec_helpers.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ mocha.setup({
     timeout: 5000,  // 5 sec
     ui: 'bdd',
     globals: [
-        '__onresize.tail-size',
         '__onmousemove.zoom',
         '__onmouseup.zoom',
         '__onkeydown.select',